Pre-Match Thread Accrington Stanley FC vs Southend Utd

[Oakley1]

P-P

 

[camden shrimper]

P-P

Is this true? Literally just sorting travel now

 

[MK Shrimper]

Is this true? Literally just sorting travel now

They're unlikely to call a game of 5 days in advance, but it's very wet oop north so wouldn't surprise me.

 

[RHB]

Is this true? Literally just sorting travel now

It's Tuesday night now. A referee wouldn't carry out a pitch inspection until Saturday morning, so what do you reckon?

 

[Ladybeard]

Love the way that with our dire season 15 of us have still voted for the win. Who says we are all negative.

 

[norman the baker]

Love the way that with our dire season 15 of us have still voted for the win. Who says we are all negative.

keep voting for a win it must happen one dav

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

keep voting for a win it must happen one dav

Even at home?.

 

[Blueronron]

Take a win on the training ground seven a side match BBBL

 

[slapheadsteve]

Cant see this being played with there awful pitch.
However not a Milligan fan but you cant play square pegs in round holes Hutchinson.
He is the only defensive midfield player we have.
Personally I would start Charlie ahead of Hump.
Who potentially is our best forward.

Oxley
White Deing Kiernan
Elvis Demi
Milligan
Mantom McLaughlin
Kelman Hopper

subs Bishop. Clifford. Taylor. Hutchinson. Hump, Barratt. Goodship.

 

[Shrimper44]

Is this true? Literally just sorting travel now

Hi Camden, I travelled up for a game against Accrington a few years ago. There had been heavy rain the week before the game and the game was called off on the Saturday lunchtime when many of us had already travelled up. Speaking to locals at the ground they had said the pitch was heavy waterlogged on the Friday and thought the game should have been called off then.
As we had already travelled we took the opportunity to watch a boring 0-0 draw between Blackburn and Newcastle.

Not wanting to put fans off of travelling as the team needs all of our support at the moment but to save a wasted journey it might be worth calling Accrington on Friday to get their view on whether the game is at risk of postponement.

It might be worth checking what other games are on in the area if you do decide to travel so you at least get the opportunity to see a game if our game is postponed.

 

[RHB]

I bunged Accrington into the BBC Weather app and it reports light rain on Friday am and then the forecast is dry from Friday afternoon through to Sunday. Saturday is predicted to be sunny intervals with a gentle breeze and 6°c.

 

[Oakley1]

wise words from shrimper44, if that pitch is as poor as last season then a phone call is the order of the day on Friday

Heavy rain to fall again on Thursday and that pitch is not the best one for soaking up the rain

make the call feel at ease

 

[Harry Bullocks]

P-P

Still on this morning...

 

[mfurok]

wise words from shrimper44, if that pitch is as poor as last season then a phone call is the order of the day on Friday

Heavy rain to fall again on Thursday and that pitch is not the best one for soaking up the rain

make the call feel at ease

They installed a new pitch in the summer after getting fed up with all the postponements so the game should go ahead if the BBC weather forecast is correct.

 

[Oakley1]

Still on this morning...

that's good, sounds like they changed that pitch from last season...….lets hope for a 2-0 away win

 

[Oakley1]

They installed a new pitch in the summer after getting fed up with all the postponements so the game should go ahead if the BBC weather forecast is correct.

Thank God for that, awful state last season, almost as bad as that pile of poo we had a couple of seasons ago

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Thank God for that, awful state last season, almost as bad as that pile of poo we had a couple of seasons ago

Wish we still had that pitch, it probably kept us up that season!

 

[Oakley1]

Wish we still had that pitch, it probably kept us up that season!

it was a poor pitch though, could you imagine the state of it after all this rain

 

[damien]

Hi Camden, I travelled up for a game against Accrington a few years ago. There had been heavy rain the week before the game and the game was called off on the Saturday lunchtime when many of us had already travelled up. Speaking to locals at the ground they had said the pitch was heavy waterlogged on the Friday and thought the game should have been called off then.
As we had already travelled we took the opportunity to watch a boring 0-0 draw between Blackburn and Newcastle.

Not wanting to put fans off of travelling as the team needs all of our support at the moment but to save a wasted journey it might be worth calling Accrington on Friday to get their view on whether the game is at risk of postponement.

It might be worth checking what other games are on in the area if you do decide to travel so you at least get the opportunity to see a game if our game is postponed.

The best thing about that day from start to finish was the kid in the newcastle end getting thrown about in the coloccini wig

 

[Shrimper44]

The best thing about that day from start to finish was the kid in the newcastle end getting thrown about in the coloccini wig

I remember that as well, along with the Newcastle supporters getting excited every time Joey Barton took a corner and also speaking to some Norwegian Blackburn supporters that travelled from Norway to Blackburn for all their home games.